South Central Reporter

The truancy rate at Sandoval Senior High School rose to 30 percent during the 2018-19 school year, according to a South Central Reporter analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.

The school's average daily attendance rate was 90 percent.

Students are considered chronically truant if they miss five percent of school days or more per year without acceptable excuses. The Sandoval CUSD 501 saw a chronic truancy rate of 14 percent during the 2018-19 school year, while the statewide rate was 13 percent.

The school enrolled 105 students in the 2018-19 school year, and average daily attendance was at 90 percent for the year, the Illinois State Board of Education reported. The average daily rate of attendance across the state was 94 percent.

Year	School	District	State
2015	4	4	9
2016	6	4	10
2017	9	5	11
2018	11	6	11
2019	30	14	13

Year	School	District	State
2015	93	94	94
2016	93	94	94
2017	91	94	94
2018	92	94	94
2019	90	93	94